Tuesday, June 16, 2015

Air India jobs row: Unemployed pilots want govt to help

Less than a month after 65 aspiring pilots protested against Air India for rejecting them because they failed a psychometric test, a body formed by unemployed pilots has sought the civil aviation ministry’s intervention in the matter. Last week, the Unemployed Pilot Welfare Association (UPWA), a 7,000-strong body, approached the ministry, claiming the move was unfair as the rejected candidates were awarded flying licenses by the aviation safety regulator. “The candidates had spent lakhs on acquiring a commercial pilots’ license and the specialisation of flying an Airbus 320.
15/06/15 NYOOOZ Mumbai
To Read the News in full at Source, Click the Headline